Wayne Rooney last night claimed Manchester United gave their noisy neighbours a “footballing lesson”.
Rooney insisted United’s stirring comeback, capped by Nani’s injury-time winner, put big-spending Manchester City firmly in their place and proved they will be the team to beat again this season.
“This shows who the best team is. All game we dominated. The difference the young lads made was outstanding,” said Rooney.
“We never know when a game is finished, we took them apart. The scoreline is deserved. We’re champions and we’re the team to beat. We want to prove that. They are wanting to try and fight us for that title and today I think there was only one team that was going to win.
“We dominated the first half and they had five minutes when they scored two goals from nowhere but we showed our character to come back and win.”
Rooney then later tweeted: “I think today was a footballing lesson. Great win for the champions.” Sir Alex Ferguson famously branded City their “noisy neighbours” and once again his champions silenced their great rivals with a stunning fight back from 2-0 down at half time.
Ferguson’s victorious team had an average age of 22 at one point during the second half and the United boss said: “For us, I think it just confirms what I’ve thought.
“I brought Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Mame Diouf back to the club [from being on loan]. They’re good players and the addition of Phil Jones and David de Gea gives us a good future. We’re very confident with this group of young players.”
Ferguson defended new £17million keeper De Gea who was arguably at fault for both of City’s goals.
“Keeper had no chance with the first,” said Ferguson. “The second goal, the ball swerved a bit and just caught the keeper on the wrong foot but he’s no problem.”
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